A review of the literature on cardiac electrical activity between fibroblasts and myocytes.

Mahoney, Vanessa M; Mezzano, Valeria; Morley, Gregory E

Mahoney, Vanessa M; Mezzano, Valeria; Morley, Gregory E.

Afiliação

Mahoney VM; Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Mezzano V; Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Morley GE; Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: Gregory.Morley@nyumc.org.

Prog Biophys Mol Biol ; 120(1-3): 128-33, 2016 Jan.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26713556

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Myocardial injuries often lead to fibrotic deposition. This review presents evidence supporting the concept that fibroblasts in the heart electrically couple to myocytes.

Assuntos

Fenômenos Eletrofisiológicos; Fibroblastos/citologia; Miócitos Cardíacos/citologia; Animais; Arritmias Cardíacas/metabolismo; Arritmias Cardíacas/patologia; Arritmias Cardíacas/fisiopatologia; Fibroblastos/patologia; Humanos; Canais Iônicos/metabolismo; Miócitos Cardíacos/patologia

Palavras-chave

Arrhythmias; Fibroblasts; Gap junctions; Heart; Ion channels; Myocardial infarction

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Miócitos Cardíacos / Fenômenos Eletrofisiológicos / Fibroblastos Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Prog Biophys Mol Biol Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

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